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1. We have to create a new paradigm for Cholesterol. 2. Understanding Cholesterol and how it works and why it becomes imbalanced. 3. Examining the tools and tes@ng available to properly assess cholesterol and its partners.
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Vital component of the cell membranes, including organelle membranes inside the cell. The right propor@on of phospholipids, faEy acids, & cholesterol in cell membranes allows them to be flexible while s@ll holding their shape.
What happens to your cholesterol levels if you cut your finger?
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Cholesterol is found in large amounts in brain @ssue where it is needed for normal brain func@on. Research has shown that cholesterol is vital to older people whose memory is declining. "The brain represents only about 2 percent of your body weight, but actually has about 20 percent of your body's cholesterol.” Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Infants need plenty of cholesterol for proper brain development. Cholesterol is normally found in large amounts in human breast milk. (Infant formulas usually contain li0le to no cholesterol because of the widespread lack of understanding about cholesterol.)
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! Cholesterol is vital for nerve func@on. Three quarters of the myelin membrane is made from fat and of that nearly one quarter is cholesterol. ! Brain synapses (the vital connec@ons b/w nerve cells in the brain) are made almost en@rely from cholesterol.
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! Vitamin D is made from cholesterol in the skin. ! Cholesterol is needed in large amounts in the skin where it is vital for skin health & strength. ! If your cholesterol level is too low you will not be able to use the sun to generate sufficient levels of vitamin D.
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Cholesterol is converted into bile salts in the liver which are needed to break down & emulsify fats, so proper diges@on !!!
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Sex hormones are made from cholesterol. These are the stress handling, energy producing & reproduc@ve hormones. (This is why serum cholesterol normally elevates with excessive or prolonged stress.)
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Cholesterol
Pregnenolone
17-OH-Pregnenolone
PROGESTERONE
17-OH-Progesterone
DHEA
Androstenedione
CORTISOL (acVve)
Androstenediol
TESTOSTERONE
DHT Estrone (E1)
ESTRADIOL (E2)
CorVsone
Estriol (E3) © The Wellness Way 2016
Cholesterol
Pregnenolone
17-OH-Pregnenolone
PROGESTERONE
17-OH-Progesterone
DHEA
Androstenedione
CORTISOL (acVve)
Androstenediol
TESTOSTERONE
DHT Estrone (E1)
ESTRADIOL (E2)
CorVsone
Estriol (E3) © The Wellness Way 2016
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26 YEAR OLD WOMAN - InferVlity PREGNENOLONE
